The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-13
BAMBER r,
HALTER AND FURRIER.
HENRY GEORGES DOCTRINES.
Banker Kelly Repudiates Them and De-
clnes TO Associate with the Agitator.

New YORK, Jan. ~ When the committee of
Irish Americans of this city decided to give a
dinner TO Dr. James f. Kelly prominent ply
sician of Dublin, they invited Eugene Kelly, the
banker p M. Haverly, Henry George and a
great many others. The dinner was given on
Monday evening, but Eugene Kelly and MIR.
Haverly were not present. They had previously
Informed the committee that they could not at
tend because Henry George was among the
guests. Eugene Kelly was seen, yesterday, at
his banking house, in Exchange Place, and
asked why he refused to be present. He said:
"Some time ago accepted an invitation to dine
with DR.. Kelly. most admirable man and a
very eminent physician, and on Saturday last
saw in some paper that Henry George was to be
present and that was to sit at lis right hand,
and that Major Haverly was to sit at his left
AS soon as saw that, wrote a letter declining
to be present / regard Mr.. George
ne a very dangerous man in a community like
his. He is endeavoring to establish a new
party. aud by specious pleadngs, by pretending
TO be the friend of the poor, he has induced good
mon from the Republican rarty-a few Of them
Ito join him, and the rest of his following is
made up Of tramps, Anarchists, Socialists and
what not He attacks the Catholics and endeav-
ora to show that they are not the friends of the
poor while in the next breath he asserts himself
as the friend of the Catholics. The whole genius
of the Catholic religion is sympathy and aid to the
poor its priests give up every thing that they may
minister to suffering in every shape; its Sisters
of Charity have no other mission than TO aid the
poor and suffering and knowing this, felt that
could not conscentiously sit at the same hoard
! or engage in any work in which this man had q
part. In a country like this l. regard the doc
trines of George as most pernicious. He speaks
Of the attitude of the Catholic Church the
land question in Ireland, but the conditions
there are very different from what they are in
this country. do not care to discuss that ques-
tion further than to say that the English law
recognizes the principle that those born
the lsnd have right to a living
from it, but the landlords ignore that
principle and exact from the iller of the soil his
whole substance. Here there is land for, and
here there is d liyhood for, all who are willing
to work. felt that if joined Mr.. George at
this dinner the impression might go abroad that
sympathized with him in his land doctrines
and in his published attacks on the Catholic re-
llgon. This l could not for n moment permit
and so declined to go. / have no feeling in
common with George but the contrary
think his doctrines most dangerous
There may be more trouble of a similar kinG
about the dinner to be given Michael Davitt or
Jan. IL. 1t is feared that many prominent Irist
Catholics may follow the example Of Messrs
Kelley and Haverly and refuse to sit at tabl,
where Henry George is ono of the guests. Mr.
George had purchased and paid for his banque
tickets, and wrote to the secretary OF the com
mittee that II any ore was likely to be absent OF
account of his presence he would not attend
Dir Davitt recently criticised Henry George'
article in his new paper the case of DR.. Nc
Glynn, and some mutual friends fear that th
pleasant relations of Mr. Davitt and Mr. Georg
may be ruptUred thereby.